1.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:  IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

Phineus N HOPKINS Spouse: Margaret E BEAVER Marriage: 19 Jul 1855, Cabarrus, North Carolina Spouse: Mary Sophia BEAVER Marriage: 27 Oct 1856, Cabarrus, North Carolina Source: patron submission

2.  1860 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #185 of 194):  Mount Pleasant P.O., "the Subdivision East N C R R," Cabarrus Co., NC, p. 92A/185, PN 125, 958/958, enumerated  2/3 Aug 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

P N Hopkins	28	M		Farm Laborer		588	N Carolina
Mary S    "	19	F					"
Allas A   "	5	F					"
Daniel I B "	1	M					"

3.  1870 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #105 of 287):  Concord P.O., Township No. 6, Cabarrus Co., NC, Roll 1126 (Book 1), p. 497A, PN 15, 106/105, enumerated 4 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Hopkins P N	39	M	W	Farmer	328	300	NC
"    Mary	29	F	W	Keeping House			NC
"    Daniel	12	M	W	At School			NC
"    Margt	10	F	W	At Home			NC
"    Camilla	8	F	W	"   "			NC
"    Ellender	4	F	W	"   "			NC
"    Mary	2	F	W	"   "			NC
"    Regina	4/12	F	W	"   "			NC	Feb

Listed four households from Isaac BEAVER (æ 64, b. Cabarrus Co., NC) and his wife, Elizabeth (æ 61, b. Rowan Co., NC), who are the parents of Phineas's wives.  A quick check of the 1850 Cabarrus Co., NC, census (p. 480A) shows Isaac & Elizabeth BEAVER with daughters Margaret E. (æ 12) and Mary S. (æ 8), both born in Cabarrus Co., NC.

4.  1880 Census (indexed at FamilySearch.org; page image online at Ancestry.com, Image #17 of 19):  Faggarts Twp. No. 6, Cabarrus Co., NC, Roll T9-0955, p. 438A, PN 17, SD 3, ED 33, enumerated 12 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1

2

3

4

5

6

8

9

10

13

21

24

25

26

114

116

Hopkins Phenius N

W

M

48

/

Farmer

NC

NC

NC

_______ Mary S

W

F

38

Wife

/

Keeping House

NC

NC

NC

_______ Commillie C

W

F

22

Dau

/

NC

NC

NC

_______ Ellender E

W

F

14

Dau

/

NC

NC

NC

_______ Mary A

W

F

12

Dau

/

NC

NC

NC

_______ Reginer L

W

F

10

Dau

/

NC

NC

NC

_______ Charlie E

W

M

8

Son

/

NC

NC

NC

_______ Sallie L

W

F

4

Dau

NC

NC

NC

Hartman John

W

M

14

Hired

/

Works on farm

NC

NC

NC

5.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

6.  WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).